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KnightSlappy

Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on January 25, 2016, 12:23:46 PM
Quote from: sac on January 24, 2016, 06:15:30 PM
Knightslappy has updated his ranking for the RPI look, not quite updated with the PAC games this afternoon.
http://detroitjockcity.com/division-iii-mens-basketball-regional-rankings-data/

I think if you take those top nine, take out Albion and add PSU-Behrend you have the 9 likely teams that would be ranked if we ranked them this week.  First rankings are next Wednesday Feb 3.

No... first rankings Feb. 10.

There are only three public rankings and the season ends Feb. 28 with brackets announced Feb. 29.

Correct, release dates are Feb 10, 17, 24. So the first set of rankings will include games through Feb 7.

KnightSlappy

I think I'm finally current on the data, minus the postponements.

http://detroitjockcity.com/division-iii-mens-basketball-regional-rankings-data/

If rankings were coming out this week, I'd say

Ohio Wesleyan
John Carroll
Marietta
Alma
Hope
Trine
Wooster

would be safely ranked, and probably in that rough order (without doing a deep check on common opponents and the like).

Then it would come down to two of three of:

St. Vincent
Penn State-Behrend
Mount Union

Hiram would be next, but they don't seem to stack up particularly well with these three. Although they probably have better RROs and a common opponent advantage over PSU-B (La Roche).

sac

#1802
Updated thru Sun 1/31
       
John Carroll                     19-0
PSU-Behrend                  17-1
Hope                               15-1

------------------------.900

Ohio Wesleyan               17-2
Marietta                         17-2
Hilbert                           16-4

------------------------.800

Alma                             15-4
St. Vincent                   15-4
Trine                             13-5
Hiram                            13-5
Mt. Union                      13-5
Mt. St. Joseph              13-5
Wooster                        13-5

------------------------.700

Thomas More                12-6
Pitt-Greensburg            12-7
Wittenberg                    12-7
Grove City                     11-7
Bethany                        11-7
Denison                         11-7

------------------------.600

Manchester                    10-7
Oberlin                           10-7
Hanover                           10-8
Calvin                               8-8

-----------------------------------.500


Dropped: Baldwin-Wallace and Defiance, both have 9 losses which is not likely to be ranked.  There are 2 or 3 eight loss teams I've removed that I might reconsider adding back if they make it through next week without another loss.

Northcoast:   OWU and Wooster are now tied with a 3 game cushion back to 3rd.  Wooster has what is probably the last significant threat game remaining hosting Wittenberg the following week.  Witt took 2 losses last week and is probably squarely on a bubble of some kind.

MIAA:  Alma at Hope Saturday in a big game of importance to league and region, but many tough games remain for both teams.

OAC:   JCU, Marietta and Mt. Union have separated from the pack, they all play each other the final two weeks.  Capital has played all 3 tough in the 4 matchups with the top 3, they play at Marietta Wed. and host JCU Saturday. 

PAC:  St. Vincent leads over Thomas More by 2 full games with no head-to-head remaining, its all but clinched really unless they really screw up. 

HCAC:  MSJ now has a two game lead, nobody else is really in a ranking position

AMCC:  PSU-Behrend leads by 2 games in the loss column over Hilbert and Greensburg, all 3 play each other in the last 2 weeks.  Nothing much happening this week.

Wednesday Games
Wittenberg at Ohio Wesleyan
Denison at Oberlin
Bethany at Thomas More

Saturday
Alma at Hope
Wittenberg at Oberlin
Manchester at Hanover

sac

Knightslappy has his RPI type ranking updated through today.
http://detroitjockcity.com/division-iii-mens-basketball-regional-rankings-data/

Just like last week, probably remove Albion and replace them with PSU-Behrend and you get the 9 teams that would most likely be ranked.  I'm a little suspicious that they might find a way to include Mt.  St. Joseph and St. Vincent even though they probably shouldn't.

KnightSlappy

Still not sure what to do with Marietta and John Carroll, but they're 1-2. JCU probably has the edge due to the undefeated thing and the head-to-head thing.

So for our final fake rankings before the real rankings come out, I'd go with:

1. John Carroll
2. Marietta
3. Ohio Wesleyan
4. Alma
5. Hope
6. Wooster
7. Mount Union
8. Trine
9. Penn State-Behrend, but one could construct a very compelling case for Hiram. RAC will spend a lot of time on this spot, maybe more than any other spot. I think I'd personally lean Hiram.

Fifth and Putnam

Quote from: KnightSlappy on February 01, 2016, 09:32:32 AM
Still not sure what to do with Marietta and John Carroll, but they're 1-2. JCU probably has the edge due to the undefeated thing and the head-to-head thing.

So for our final fake rankings before the real rankings come out, I'd go with:

1. John Carroll
2. Marietta
3. Ohio Wesleyan
4. Alma
5. Hope
6. Wooster
7. Mount Union
8. Trine
9. Penn State-Behrend, but one could construct a very compelling case for Hiram. RAC will spend a lot of time on this spot, maybe more than any other spot. I think I'd personally lean Hiram.

I like this list although I may switch Marietta and OWU. It's close though. The top 5 in my mind are the cream of the crop in the region and you could make an argument for any of them. I think Wooster, Mount, and Trine are a good 2nd tier in the region. All good teams, but have had spills during the year. I think PS-Behrend is solid for the 9 spot as I don't think Hiram is done losing before the first rankings come out. They've lost 4 of their last 6 and go out on the road for two this week. Behrend looks like smooth sailing until the final week of the season when they go to #2 Hilbert and #3 Pitt-Greensburg.

KnightSlappy

I went with Marietta over OWU because they (i.e. Marietta) have the a .016 SOS advantage with identical winning percentages. Marietta is also 1-0 vs. Wooster (at Wooster) while OWU is 1-1 (splitting the home and home).

I don't know if there are other head-to-heads that would come into play, didn't scour the schedules.

Fifth and Putnam

Quote from: KnightSlappy on February 01, 2016, 10:10:54 AM
I went with Marietta over OWU because they (i.e. Marietta) have the a .016 SOS advantage with identical winning percentages. Marietta is also 1-0 vs. Wooster (at Wooster) while OWU is 1-1 (splitting the home and home).

I don't know if there are other head-to-heads that would come into play, didn't scour the schedules.

Both have wins over Otterbein and Capital. Moot point.

You probably know more about this than I do but what is the difference between your SOS calculation that shows Marietta having the better SOS and Massey which highlights OWU having the better SOS (in addition to Hope as well). Always wondered about those differences.

Fifth and Putnam

In addition to the conversation on SOS. I spoke with Dave Niland from PS-Behrend a week ago and the topic of SOS came up in regards to Behrend and the AMCC's schedule. He mentioned that a lot of games are already agreed upon games that come up with their affiliation with the ECAC. It sounds like a lot of the schedule is fixed with regional teams from the ECAC and I didn't get the impression that there is a desire to change that mind of thinking.

sac

Marietta's win over Catholic could prove to be the difference if they and OWU end up with the same win%.   But, I think its much more likely Marietta drops one, OWU has all its big games behind them after their trip to Wittenberg on Wednesday.  Then its all the bottom 5 teams in the NCAC.  Marietta still has to play Capital, JCU and Mt.U.   Marietta will also get a tougher conference tournament semi-final if they finish 2nd or 3rd than if OWU gets the #2 position in the NCAC.




Dave 'd-mac' McHugh

Quote from: Fifth and Putnam on February 01, 2016, 10:40:17 AM
In addition to the conversation on SOS. I spoke with Dave Niland from PS-Behrend a week ago and the topic of SOS came up in regards to Behrend and the AMCC's schedule. He mentioned that a lot of games are already agreed upon games that come up with their affiliation with the ECAC. It sounds like a lot of the schedule is fixed with regional teams from the ECAC and I didn't get the impression that there is a desire to change that mind of thinking.

Really? I have NEVER heard a coach or anyone else reference an affiliation with the ECAC as reasons they have to play certain games. There are breaks in the season (10 days at some point) they have to keep in order to "play" in the "postseason," but never heard of having to play particular teams just because of their affiliation. That is either a cop out or a misunderstanding on someone's part and certainly something I will be now raising as a question.
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sac

#1811
Behrend has only 24 games scheduled this year.


Non-Conference games
Last year:   Thiel, Allegheny, Fredonia, Carnegie-Mellon, Westminster, William Patterson, Misericordia
This year:    Thiel, Allegheny, Fredonia, Carnegie-Mellon, Case Western, Alfred State,   open

Only four schools advertise themselves as ECAC members,  Carnegie, Westminster, Alfred State and William Patterson.   Misericordia is also ECAC but doesn't use the logo on their website.


Even if what Coach Niland said is true there are 169 D3 institutions that are ECAC members, admittedly most are several hundred miles East of Behrend, and its not like their schedule is packed tight with ECAC schools.
http://www.ecacsports.com/inside/membership/division_III/index

Fifth and Putnam

Quote from: Dave 'd-mac' McHugh on February 01, 2016, 11:23:57 AM
Quote from: Fifth and Putnam on February 01, 2016, 10:40:17 AM
In addition to the conversation on SOS. I spoke with Dave Niland from PS-Behrend a week ago and the topic of SOS came up in regards to Behrend and the AMCC's schedule. He mentioned that a lot of games are already agreed upon games that come up with their affiliation with the ECAC. It sounds like a lot of the schedule is fixed with regional teams from the ECAC and I didn't get the impression that there is a desire to change that mind of thinking.

Really? I have NEVER heard a coach or anyone else reference an affiliation with the ECAC as reasons they have to play certain games. There are breaks in the season (10 days at some point) they have to keep in order to "play" in the "postseason," but never heard of having to play particular teams just because of their affiliation. That is either a cop out or a misunderstanding on someone's part and certainly something I will be now raising as a question.

Let me step back. Again from what I got from the conversation, they have agreements in place with certain teams to play every year that are within close distance to Behrend (for example Carnegie Mellon, Thiel, Allegheny, Westminster) that they play on their schedule every year and have for several years. Coach mentioned having to take those breaks that you mentioned but I don't believe the agreements they have to do with the ECAC affiliation but more to do with the agreements with those coaches in the local area. I was wrong in my first statement and apologize for the confusion.

Fifth and Putnam

Looking at their past several schedules now, I notice that a lot of the teams they play OOC are ECAC members (C. Mellon, Westminster, William Patterson, Misericordia, Alfred State) . Again, I am not sure that it's a mandatory agreement because of the league that they play those games or mutually agreed upon games between coaches.

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